TWEST No 1001

TG-US 3001

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With this publikation the interested reader is presented with a general overview on the US Army heavy-duty trucks, defined as tank transporters, from 1945 to the present day. The following heavy equipment transporters, their development and technical key features are described in detail:

TG-US 3002

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Until recently the US forces had conducted a conventional war in Iraq fighting a technically far inferior Iraqi adversary, who was no match for the US military machine. Now, the war in Iraq has developed into an asymmetric conflict. Vehicles in service with supply elements and logistic units were only designed for a conventional war operating far away from any threat and often several hundred kilometres behind enemy-held territory. In Iraq, however, these vehicles soon entered the combat zone. Stop-gap solutions and industrial emergency measures lead to a new generation of heavily armoured and heavily armed vehicles, the "Gun Trucks".

TG-US 3003

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The American HEMTT 10-ton truck family has served since its introduction in the 1980s with great success with many U.S. Army units worldwide. Since the basic variant with cargo bed, the M977, has been introduced, many specialised variants and modernisation efforts followed. This publication shows, for the first time, the historical and technical development of this series of vehicles, from the M977 to the M1120, in hitherto mostly unpublished photographs and with up-to-date information.

TG-US 3004

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Despite their overall success and high reputation within the U.S. Army the HEMTT tactical trucks showed on international missions from 1996 the lack of armor protection for the crews. This situation became critical after the 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom had been launched. This publication describes the Armored HEMTT trucks comprehensively in photographs and text, thus closing an important gap in literature on this vehicle family.

TG-US 3005

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Palletized Load System PLS / Logistics Vehicle System VLSThe backbone of the vehicle fleet of the U.S. Army are the HEMTT heavy all-terrain trucks. The U.S.M.C. introduced its own fleet of similar heavy trucks called the Logistic Vehicle System - LVS, the U.S. Army later fielded the Palletized Load System - PLS. After the HEMTT truck family has been covered in detail in American Special N° 3003 and N°3004, this is the final part of the HEMTT trilogy.

TG-US 3006

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Vehicles of the U.S. Army during REFORGER Exercises - Part 1How would a war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact have ended? A conventional clash of the titans or an all-out nuclear confrontation? The REFORGER series of exercises trained these scenarios on large scale on German soil. This three-volume publication grants for the first time a broad overview over the REFORGER exercises 1969 to 1993 with a detailed description of the exercises in combination with a selection of representative hitherto unpublished photos of the involded U.S. Army vehicles.

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REFORGER 1979 – 1985

Vehicles of the U.S. Army during REFORGER Exercises - Part 2How would a war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact have ended? A conventional clash of the titans or an all-out nuclear confrontation? The REFORGER series of exercises trained these scenarios on large scale on German soil. This three-volume publication grants for the first time a broad overview over the REFORGER exercises 1969 to 1993 with a detailed description of the exercises in combination with a selection of representative hitherto unpublished photos of the involded U.S. Army vehicles.

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REFORGER 1986 - 1993

Vehicles of the U.S. Army during REFORGER Exercises - Part 3How would a war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact have ended? The REFORGER series of exercises trained these scenarios on large scale on German soil. This three-volume publication grants for the first time a broad overview over the REFORGER exercises 1969 to 1993 with a detailed description of the exercises in combination with a selection of representative hitherto unpublished photos of the involded U.S. Army vehicles. This is the final volume of our REFORGER-Trilogy!

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M1A1 / M1A2 SEP Abrams TUSK

TUSK means Tank Urban Survivability Kit. The TUSK program was initiated in 2004 by the U.S. Army and is carried out in 2008/2009 in Iraq. Aim of the TUSK program is to improve the survivability, lethality and situational awareness of the main battle tanks and their crews when operating in urban areas. This publication provides a detailed and exclusive look into the TUSK technology and its U.S. Army service. TUSK grants the M1A1/M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks the decisive advantage in modern asymmetrical warfare.